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Economic analysis on the effect of market structure on technology investments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530248
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Applied economics
Research InstitutionOsaka University

Principal Investigator

MATSUSHIMA Noriaki  大阪大学, 社会経済研究所, 教授 (80334879)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MATSUMURA Toshihiro  東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 教授 (70263324)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords技術投資 / 寡占市場 / 垂直取引 / 競争政策 / 価格差別 / 国際情報交換
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigate how market structure affects technology investments. We have several analytical results. As an example, we now pick up our argument of the relation between privatization and efficiency. Taking into account the strategic interaction between two countries, we investigate the incentives of the countries to privatize their own airports. We show that each country has an incentive to privatize its airport even though privatization causes an increase in the airport's charge. We also show that a privatized airport has a stronger incentive to mitigate airport congestion if privatized and nationalized airports coexist. Applying this analytical framework to the discussion on port privatization, we show that port privatization is more likely to occur when transportation costs between two countries are lower and that a privatized port has a stronger incentive to engage in cost-reducing investments. Those results are consistent with the recent trend of airport and port privatization.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (45 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (33 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 33 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 4 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The effects of resale-below-cost laws in the presence of a strategic manufacturer2015

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Akira Miyaoka
    • Journal Title

      Quantitative Marketing and Economics

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 59-91

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11129-015-9154-1

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Multimarket linkages, trade and the productivity puzzle2015

    • Author(s)
      Laixun Zhao and N.Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Review of International Economics

      Volume: 23 (1) Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1111/roie.12155

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Endogenous Flexibility in Flexible Manufacturing System2015

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Daisuke Shimizu
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of Economic Research

      Volume: 67(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1467-8586.2012.00458.x

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] How does market size affect vertical structure when considering vertical coordination? Application to the railway industry2014

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Fumitoshi Mizutani
    • Journal Title

      Pacific Economic Review

      Volume: 19 Issue: 5 Pages: 657-676

    • DOI

      10.1111/1468-0106.12088

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] What factors determine the number of trading partners?2014

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Ryusuke Shinohara
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

      Volume: 106 Pages: 428-441

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jebo.2014.07.014

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Port privatization in an international oligopoly2014

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Kazuhiro Takauchi
    • Journal Title

      Transportation Research Part B-Methodological

      Volume: 67 Pages: 382-397

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.trb.2014.04.010

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Price versus Quantity in a Mixed Duopoly with Foreign Penetration2014

    • Author(s)
      Junich Haraguchi, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Research in Economics

      Volume: 68(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 338-353

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.rie.2014.09.001

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Corporate Social Responsibility or Payoff Asymmetry? : A Study of Endogenous Timing Game2014

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Akira Ogawa
    • Journal Title

      Southern Economic Journal

      Volume: 81(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 457-473

    • DOI

      10.4284/0038-4038-2012.182

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Comparison between Specific Taxation and Volume Quotas in a Free Entry Cournot Oligopoly2014

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Yasunori Okumura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economics

      Volume: 113(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 125-132

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00712-013-0365-1

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Should Firms Employ Personalized Pricing?2014

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

      Volume: 近刊

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination in a differentiated oligopoly.2014

    • Author(s)
      Takanori Adachi, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Economic Inquiry

      Volume: 近刊 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-14

    • DOI

      10.1111/ecin.12075

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Multi-market competition, R&D, and welfare in oligopoly.2014

    • Author(s)
      Akio Kawasaki, Ming Hsin Lin, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Southern Economic Journal

      Volume: 80(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 803-815

    • DOI

      10.4284/0038-4038-2012.190

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Horizontal mergers, firm heterogeneity, and R&D investments.2013

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Yasuhiro Sato, Kazuhiro Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy

      Volume: 13(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 959-990

    • DOI

      10.1515/bejeap-2012-0058

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Merger and Entry-License Tax.2013

    • Author(s)
      Susumu Cato, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: 119(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 11-13

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2012.12.038

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Advertising Competition in a Mixed Oligopoly.2013

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Takeaki Sunada
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: 119(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 183-185

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2013.02.021

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mixed Duopoly, Privatization, and Subsidization with Excess Burden of Taxation.2013

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Yoshihiro Tomaru
    • Journal Title

      Canadian Journal of Economics

      Volume: 46(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 526-554

    • DOI

      10.1111/caje.12022

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Long-Run Effects of Tax Policies in a Mixed Market.2013

    • Author(s)
      Susumu Cato, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      FinanzArchiv

      Volume: 69(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 215-240

    • DOI

      10.1628/001522113x666944

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mixed Duopoly, Product Differentiation, and Competition.2013

    • Author(s)
      Minoru Kitahara, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Manchester School

      Volume: 81(5) Issue: 5 Pages: 730-744

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1467-9957.2012.02329.x

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The arm's length principle and tacit collusion.2013

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Chongwoo Choe
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Industrial Organization

      Volume: 31-1 Issue: 1 Pages: 119-130

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijindorg.2012.12.001

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Vertical separation as a defense against strong suppliers.2013

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Tomomichi Mizuno
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Operational Research

      Volume: 228-1 Issue: 1 Pages: 208-216

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ejor.2013.01.037

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Competitiveness and R&D competition revisited.2013

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Noriaki Matsushima, Susumu Cato
    • Journal Title

      Economic Modelling

      Volume: 31(1) Pages: 541-547

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econmod.2012.12.016

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Privatization neutrality theorem revisited.2013

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Yasunori Okumura
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: 118(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 324-326

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2012.11.028

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Equilibrium vertical integration with complementary input markets.2012

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima, Tomomichi Mizuno
    • Journal Title

      The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy

      Volume: 12-1 (Contribution tier) Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1515/1935-1682.3118

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Locating Outside a Linear City Can Benefit Consumers2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Regional Science

      Volume: 52(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 420-432

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00735.x

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Airport Privatization and International Competition.2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Economic Review

      Volume: 63(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 431-450

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1468-5876.2012.00584.x

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Welfare properties of strategic R&D investments in Hotelling models2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: Vol.115, No, 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 465-468

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.106

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Should public sectors be complements of private sectors?2012

    • Author(s)
      Ikuo Ishibashi, Noriaki Matsushima
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

      Volume: (近刊) Issue: s1

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1467-8586.2012.00439.x

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How Many Firms Should Be Leaders? Beneficial Concentration Revisited.2012

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Ino, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      International Economic Review

      Volume: 53(4) Issue: 4 Pages: 1323-1340

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00722.x

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Market Structure and Privatization Policy under International Competition.2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Yoshihiro Tomaru
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Economic Review

      Volume: 63(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 244-258

    • DOI

      10.1111/j.1468-5876.2012.00572.x

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Welfare Consequences of an Asymmetric Regulation in Mixed Bertrand Duopoly.2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: 115(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 94-96

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.004

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Price versus Quantity in a Mixed Duopoly2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura, Akira Ogawa
    • Journal Title

      Economics Letters

      Volume: 116(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 174-177

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.econlet.2012.02.012

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Presence of Foreign Investors in Privatized Firms and Privatization Policy.2012

    • Author(s)
      Ming Hsin Lin, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economics

      Volume: 107(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 71-80

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00712-011-0254-4

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Long-Run Effects of Foreign Penetration on Privatization Policies.2012

    • Author(s)
      Susumu Cato, Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

      Volume: 168(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 444-454

    • DOI

      10.1628/093245612802920999

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Strategic dual sourcing as a driver for free revealing of innovation2015

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima
    • Organizer
      2015 Annual Conference of the Leibniz ScienceCampus MaCCI
    • Place of Presentation
      マンハイム大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Exclusive contracts with complementary inputs2014

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima
    • Organizer
      European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, 41th Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      ボッコーニ大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The existence of low end firms may help vertically differentiated high end firms2012

    • Author(s)
      松島法明
    • Organizer
      日本応用経済学会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 市場競争・価格・利潤2012

    • Author(s)
      松島法明
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州産業大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Regulated input price, vertical separation, and leadership in free entry markets2012

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima
    • Organizer
      59th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
    • Place of Presentation
      Westin, Ottawa
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regulated input price, vertical separation, and leadership in free entry markets2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Matsumura
    • Organizer
      IO/Trade Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      National Taiwan University
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Regulated input price, vertical separation, and leadership in free entry markets2012

    • Author(s)
      松島法明
    • Organizer
      応用地域学会
    • Place of Presentation
      青森公立大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] How does downstream firms’ efficiency affect exclusive supply agreements?

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima
    • Organizer
      European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, 40th Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      エヴォラ大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Port privatization in an international oligopoly

    • Author(s)
      Noriaki Matsushima
    • Organizer
      60th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International
    • Place of Presentation
      Westin Atlanta
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Port privatization in an international oligopoly

    • Author(s)
      松島 法明
    • Organizer
      応用地域学会 第27回 研究発表大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Corporate Social Responsibility or Payoff Asymmetry?

    • Author(s)
      松村 敏弘
    • Organizer
      日本応用経済学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      法政大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 「相対利潤アプローチが拓く新しい(?)産業組織」 大垣昌夫・小川一夫・小西秀樹・田渕隆俊 編『現代経済学の潮流2012』第3章2012

    • Author(s)
      松村敏弘
    • Publisher
      東洋経済新報社
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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